Puzzle.



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PUZZLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I5. 1917.

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GHRISTEN WITTRUIP, OF CLIFTON, ILLINOIS.

PUZZLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.. 11, 1919.

Application filed February 15, 1917. Serial No. 148,851.

This invention relates to improvements in.

puzzles designed particularly for the amusement and entertainment of society. A further objectis to provide an interesting mechanical device for testing the skill and steadiness of nerve of the party engaged. A further object is to provide a device of this class that is cheap to manufacture and that is simple in its construction. With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specication and in which- Figure 1 is a view of my device in cross section.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device partly broken away to afford a betterv illustration.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts in both views.

The reference numeral 1 denotes an oblong box having a removable glass top 2 and in said box 1 another box 3 is disposed, the said box 3 having less depth than the box 1 so that the top of said inner box is disposed below the glass top 2 of box 1. The box 3, further, is substantially smaller than the box l and is spaced away from the sides of that box by the horizontal partitions 4, 5, 6, 7. The box 3 is formed with the interior vertical partitions 8, 9 which are spaced from the ends of said box by the horizontal partitions 10, 11 respectively.

The horizontal partition 4L of box 1 is formed with Ian aperture 12, one end of the box 3 is formed with an aperture 13, the horizontal partition 11 of box 3 is formed with an aperture 14, the vertical partitions of box 3 are formed with apertures 15, 16 respectively and the Hoor 17 Yof said box 3 is formed with a circular depression 18. The puzzle is to pass a marble or small ball 19 from the ioor 20 of box l up through Copies of this patent may be obtained for the aperture 12 in horizontal partition 11 and then along that partition to and over the partition 7 and upon the partition 6. From the partition 6 the ball is to be passed thro-ugh the aperture 13 in one end of box 3, through the aperture 14 in partition l1, through the aperture 16 in partition 9 and lastly into the grooved depression 18 of the floor 17. When this is accomplished the ball may be passed through the aperture 15 of vertical partition 8 and the game started again.

The ball is to be passed through the sev 'eral apertures and over the several partitions solely by movement of the box 1 held in the operators hands. A sudden jerk of the box may cause the ball to jump up from the floor 20 of box 1 through the partition 12 and similar movements of the box must be made to drive the ball over the complete course, the operators skill being the determining factor in the successful solution of the puzzle.

What is claimed is l. In a puzzle, an outer box, an inner box having one apertured end, partitions connecting said boxes, one of said partitions being apertured, apertured vertical partitions for said inner box, horizontal partitions connectin@ said vertical partitions and the walls of saifI inner box, one of said horizontal partitions being apertured, and a ball having a diameter less than any of said apertures.

2. In a puzzle, an outer `box havin a removable transparent top, an inner ox of less depth than said outer box and having one apertured end and a depression in its floor, horizontal partitions connecting said boxes, one of said partitions being apertured, apertured vertical partitions for said inner box .connecting two opposite sides thereof, horizontal partitions connecting said vertical partitions and the walls of said inner box, one of said horizontal partitions being apertured, and a ball having smaller diameter than any of saidapertures.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHRIS. WITTRUP. Witnesses MAURICE L. MOREL, JOHN WITTRUP.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

